Anyone have a Sega SG-1000?

[XYXZYZ]

I rarely ever see mention of the SG-1000 on these boards, just wondering if anyone has one, were there any fun games on it?

[zektor]

I have only used it in emulation, but there were quite a few fun games on the system. Ninja Princess comes to mind...which is an arcade port. People will remember this better as "The Ninja" on the Sega Master System. I love this game!

Flicky is another classic for the system. There weren't too many games, but there are definitely some quality titles in there. There was even a steering wheel for it almost like the CV wheel!

[Iron Draggon]

I wish... I'd love to own all the early Sega systems & games, but the only 8BIT Sega system I own is a Game Gear... I played Phantasy Star on an emu once... I can't afford anymore old hardware yet... it sure would be nice though!

[Steve W]

I've got a Telegames DINA Colecovision/SG-1000 clone, but I don't have any SG-1000 carts to try out on it. And the classic game events I've been to never have any for sale.

[mailman187666]

I just looked up some stuff about the games and there is one called Dragon Wang. I looked up on ebay to see how much games go for on there, but I couldn't find anything.

[Iron Draggon]

I just looked up some stuff about the games and there is one called Dragon Wang. I looked up on ebay to see how much games go for on there, but I couldn't find anything.

Dragon Wang? are you serious?

[MrSparkle]

i was THIS close to winning one on ebay along with an sg 1000 mark 3 and this cool wireless video broadcast system lost them all at the last second. Im pretty sure the sega emulator gens will run roms of it which will be the easiest way to check it out. ive never actually seen an sg-1000 cart in the wild which would have been a problem if i HAD won that system infact i havent seen one on ebay, digitpress forums or brick and mortar, or chase the chuckwagon though honestly i dont check very frequently. Its a pretty expensive system to get into given its age. Though the outer casing is really cool and space agey, much sexier external syling than the wood grained competitors of its day IMHO.

[fishsandwich]

I've got a Telegames DINA Colecovision/SG-1000 clone, but I don't have any SG-1000 carts to try out on it. And the classic game events I've been to never have any for sale.

I have one of these, too. I got "Congo Bongo" off ebay to try it out. It sure as heck isn't the arcade version but it's reasonable fun.

[Pete Rittwage]

I wouldn't think you'd ever see carts for this in the wild in the US, as it was never released in North America.

[TheRealist50]

I would love to own one of these. To be totally honest I never actually seen one in person or on the internet anywhere.

[icbrkr]

I've got the Dina 2 in 1 as well and only one game - Lode Runner. Not a bad game to test it out with.

[Steve W]

I have one of these, too. I got "Congo Bongo" off ebay to try it out. It sure as heck isn't the arcade version but it's reasonable fun.

But to be fair, there aren't a whole lot of truly faithful Congo Bongo ports out there. I think the Commodore 64 version was good, but can't think of any others that didn't suck.

[blue lander]

I've got an SG-1000 mk2, it's pretty cool. By far and away my favorite game for it is Girl's Garden. You play as a little girl and pretty much just run around collecting flowers so your boyfriend will love you or something like that. It might sound lame, but it's a lot of fun and it's the first game Yuji Naka ever wrote.

[MrSparkle]

But to be fair, there aren't a whole lot of truly faithful Congo Bongo ports out there. I think the Commodore 64 version was good, but can't think of any others that didn't suck.

I liked the Intellivision version myself lol. I know that's not really something anyone else will agree with.

[SegaAges]

I have always wanted to get one. I have been trying to collect sega systems, and that is the last home console, that I know of, that I don't own.

Those suck to find. Anybody who gets an opportunity to get one, get it, even if you don't want it, because I know that even if you don't want it, somebody else will. *points to himself

hahaha

[Tempest]

I've been looking for one (or an SC-3000) for years now, but they're always too expensive. I have a few carts and cards that I'd love to try out on it including Solomans Key and Pop Flamer (a mouse with a falme thrower!).

Tempest

[PingvinBlueJeans]

There weren't too many games, but there are definitely some quality titles in there. There was even a steering wheel for it almost like the CV wheel!

There are some quality titles, but the system really isn't that great. From a technical standpoint, it's a poor man's ColecoVision, but the game library is pretty weak. Given the time period that the system was released, you'd expect lots of classic Sega arcade titles (Carnival, Zaxxon, etc.)...but in truth, very few of those games made it to the system. It's fun to collect for due to the high number of obscure games that were not released on other consoles, but a lot of them aren't much fun to play...either because they just plain suck or because of poor programming (see my comments on Pop Flamer below).

And yes, the system and games are quite hard to find due to them selling in very low volumes to begin with.

Dragon Wang? are you serious?

Yes, it was the precursor to Kung-Fu Kid on the Mark III/Master System.

I would love to own one of these. To be totally honest I never actually seen one in person or on the internet anywhere.

Most people haven't. For that reason, I've thought about bringing my Mark III and some games to NAVA one of these days, just so people can try it out. I might do it this month...we'll see.

I've been looking for one (or an SC-3000) for years now, but they're always too expensive. I have a few carts and cards that I'd love to try out on it including Solomans Key and Pop Flamer (a mouse with a falme thrower!).

An SC-3000 is going to be mighty hard to come by.

Soloman's Key is actually a Mark III/Master System title...it won't play on an original SG-1000.

Pop Flamer was an obscure Jaleco arcade game...the SG-1000 version plays a bit differently than the arcade version and might actually be fun if not for the awful collision detection.

[Tempest]

Ahh you're right SK is a Mark III title. Is there an adapter to play Mark III titles on the SMS?

Tempest

[Marriott_Guy]

I agree with the previous posts - the system is pretty cool, but the overall library is relatively weak. I have the SG-1000 MK1 & MK2. Graphically, this is nothing to write home about. I basically picked up both for their place in history (MK1 specifically). The Dina 2-in-1 (Telegames Personal Arcade) does a fair job of of playing SG-1000 games, but there are quite a few that are not compatible.

[PingvinBlueJeans]

Ahh you're right SK is a Mark III title. Is there an adapter to play Mark III titles on the SMS?

Unfortunately, no. You can play American and European SMS cartridges on a Japanese unit (via adapter), but not the reverse. Additionally, US/Euro Sega cards play just fine on a Japanese unit.

Japanese games of any kind will not play on an American or European system (regional lockout via different BIOS).